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StrongDM vs Thales SafeNet Trusted Access comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

StrongDM
Ranking in Access Management
14th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Privileged Access Management (PAM) (9th)
Thales SafeNet Trusted Access
Ranking in Access Management
27th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (19th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (25th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Access Management category, the mindshare of StrongDM is 0.7%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Thales SafeNet Trusted Access is 2.6%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Access Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
StrongDM0.7%
Thales SafeNet Trusted Access2.6%
Other96.7%
Access Management
 

Featured Reviews

MX
Dev Ops Engineer And Solution Architect at Scania
Centralized access has improved privileged control and now provides strong audit visibility
I believe StrongDM can improve its initial setup and onboarding experience for larger enterprise environments like Scania, where we have a lot of processes. Integrating different teams, access policies, and existing identity workflows requires substantial planning. Additionally, I think the dashboard customization and reporting could be more flexible for operational teams, though new teams find it manageable. Once the platform is fully integrated, it provides significant value. Apart from the onboarding experience, I would also mention that the templates for enterprise onboarding and policy setup could benefit from innovative thinking tailored to organizations managing large AWS and Kubernetes workloads. Enhanced customization in dashboards and reporting would further ease operations and provide better insights.
GauravMathur - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President Information Technology at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Simple to use, easy to set up, and performs well
I'm not saying that we want to switch the product, however, since the requirement has increased, we are looking at other options that may be better suited. The scalability may not there. We have a few specific use cases where we have to avoid the cloud. Especially in Europe, we're not allowed to carry their phone in factories. We need some sort of secure access solution. There's a dependency on Microsoft Azure. I am paying to SafeNet and in parallel, I also need to pay Microsoft to use the same service. That makes no sense, to pay double. If they could do something about it, that would be very good.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"StrongDM positively impacts my organization by helping with compliance and audit functions."
"All of the logging is handled for us, including for auditing purposes. Looking through the audit logs is not a painful experience."
"I absolutely would say that the best features of StrongDM and what I appreciate about the solution is that time to onboard is absolutely minimal."
"StrongDM replaced the puzzle of different solutions with one single product, which made managing resources more efficient."
"By adopting StrongDM, we have achieved benefits such as eliminating our weekend outages, streamlining ongoing on-call workflows, enabling seamless migration with POC transitions directly into production with minimal effort, allowing our engineers to use their preferred SQL clients like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Workbench, and facilitating compliance through detailed session logs and query capture for SOC 2 and ISO audits."
"StrongDM positively impacts our organization in many ways, mainly in cost savings from the time saved, and it has significantly improved both security and operational efficiency for us."
"The best features in StrongDM are that it is the easiest product in the market for this situation with easy access."
"We primarily used StrongDM for access to resources on private networks like EC2 machines, Kubernetes clusters, and various databases."
"I recommend this solution because it protects information."
"The solution is simple to use."
"The validation and integrity features of the endpoint are great."
"Right now, we only have a small use case for the product, however, it has performed well."
"The interface is easy to use."
 

Cons

"We've had a few issues with the stability of this product in the past."
"Additionally, StrongDM has limited MFA and passwordless options, relying heavily on time-based one-time passwords (OTP) or Duo, lacking support for true passwordless setups like biometrics or hardware YubiKeys, and it does not support per-session MFA."
"Integration, however, is something which admins configure with StrongDM, and in that area, it can be improved."
"I rate the stability of the product five out of ten because crashes sometimes happen when we are working on it."
"I believe StrongDM can improve its initial setup and onboarding experience for larger enterprise environments like Scania, where we have a lot of processes."
"It would be beneficial to have better control and alignment between frequent updates and improved communication regarding possible negative effects on existing customer bases."
"I think the stability of StrongDM is about four to five due to the occasional crashes that I mentioned."
"My thoughts on the pricing of StrongDM is that it is expensive."
"SafeNet's reporting and monitoring features could be improved."
"There's a dependency on Microsoft Azure."
"The scalability may not be there."
"I'd like to see more networking features, such as the ability to integrate network monitoring solutions and authenticate the app users."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing is per user per month."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Construction Company
11%
Performing Arts
10%
Legal Firm
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StrongDM?
Concerning pricing, setup cost, and licensing, our experience was very smooth as we chose not to go through the AWS Marketplace but arranged meetings directly with StrongDM. Their team was prompt, ...
What needs improvement with StrongDM?
I would not say ease of use and integration are features to criticize because ease of use is something taken on by the user, so it is actually considerable. Integration, however, is something which...
What is your primary use case for StrongDM?
My main use case for StrongDM is to provide access to database credentials. I wanted to give users access to the database and also to the applications that I have built for testing. Providing privi...
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Also Known As

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SafeNet Trusted Access, Gemalto SafeNet Trusted Access
 

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Sample Customers

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IBM, Western Union, Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Novartis, and AT&T.
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